Kory Cassara
Adelphi Falls to Stonehill, 2-1, Face Elimination Tomorrow
Photo Credit: Stonehill University Just two days after pulling off an upset of No. 1 ranked Pace, Adelphi was defeated, 2-1, by Stonehill and now face elimination in the Northeast-10 conference playoffs.Staring pitcher Jonathon Mulford entered the game unblemished at 7-0 but allowed a first inning run on an RBI single. In the second inning, Stonehill increased their lead to 2-0 on a sac fly to right fielder Nick Zito.That was all that Mulford would allow, he went eight innings, allowing just two runs (one ER) on two hits while walking three and striking out six. He was tagged with his first loss of the season.The Panthers outhit Stonehill 5-3, but also committed three errors. In the second inning, Ray Triano‘s error led to Stonehill’s second run which was ultimately the differe...
Adelphi Pulls Off the Upset over Pace
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics Adelphi knocked off No. 1 ranked Pace, 6-2, to move past the single-elimination round and officially entered the Northeast-10 tournament this weekend.The offense came to play today against Pace’s ace, Josh Garran, who entered the game with a 2.08 ERA but was tagged with five ER in 4.1 innings. The big blow was Tyler Murphy‘s two-run double in the fifth inning, which scored Nick Zito and Kory Cassara, to open up a 5-1 lead.Donato Signore, Cassara, Zito and Ray Triano all smacked two hits while Murphy and Triano drove in two runs. They also drew six walks.T.J Santiago got the nod for the Panthers and he won his first game of the season–he allowed one ER on three hits and four walks while striking out four in 4.2 innings. Mike Ceparano, Nick B...
Adelphi Shuts Out Caldwell in Non-Conference Game
Written by Michael Parchinsky The Adelphi Panthers got back to .500 with a 12-0 non-conference win against Caldwell University. They smacked 19 hits in this affair–with three each by Steven Withers, Zach Levinson and Alex Zykoff. The latter drove in five runs. “It was a great confidence booster before playoffs.” said freshman catcher, John Lusardi. “It was a nice day to work on things before a very important weekend coming up.” The Panthers have a two game set this weekend against the College of Saint Rose, before the playoffs start The day started on a funny note when there were technical difficulties that caused the National Anthem to not play over the loud speakers. This prompted the players from both teams to engage in their own rendition of the song, which was possibly better th...
Jonathon Mulford Improves to 6-0, Adelphi Moves Past So. Co.
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics The Adelphi Panthers won a smooth 4-1 match up against the surprisingly mediocre Southern Connecticut State Owls.Ace Jonathon Mulford improved his draft stock with an eight inning outing, allowing one ER one three hits, three walks while striking out four. He is now 6-0 on the season with a 2.06 ERA. You can read a scouting report on him here.Senior closer Mike Cranston recorded his seventh save of the season. The program record for saves in a season is 13, which was set by All-American Dillon McNamara.The Panther offense didn’t get going until the eighth inning when they were trailing 1-0. Donato Signore lined an RBI single to center field to score John Cuttitta and John Fogarty.In the top of the ninth, a two-run error off the bat of Mike Stack scored...
Adelphi Smacks 24 Hits in Blow Out Win over Dominican
Photo Credit: Michael Parchinsky The Adelphi Panthers broke out the bats in a 15-5 rout of Dominican College. They smacked 24 hits on their way to improving to 15-14 on the season.The offense got going early and often. They opened up a 15-0 lead after five innings before Dominican began to wake up.Among the 24 hits was two home runs–one each by Donato Signore and Nick Zito. Tyler Murphy went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Alex Zykoff went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Signore had three hits, two runs and two RBI. Zach Levinson had three hits as well. Photo Credit: Jesse Borek Robert Vani and Kory Cassara each had two hits as well.Michael Tarpey got the start and went 2.2 shutout innings. Michael Ceparano went 1.1 shutout innings. John Thompson received the victory by throwing 1....
Panthers Edge Kutztown
Written by Michael Parchinsky The sun was shining on William J Bonomo field on Wednesday when the Adelphi Panthers won their second straight game–this time a 3-2 pitcher’s duel against Kutztown University Bears. The Panthers used six pitchers to navigate through the game–with Kyle Garrison earning the win with two shutout innings of relief. He was backed by an offense that jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fifth but was dormant after that. They produced only three hits, with Donato Signore accounting for two of those. The Bears stepped to the plate first. The first two batters, Brady Carras, and Brady McNab, were set down in order. Their third hitter, Ryan Cox got on base via a single to right/center field. He was quickly sent to the bench when Adelphi’s catcher, Camden Oro...
Zykoff’s Single Wins it for the Panthers
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Adelphi Panthers halted their three-game skid with a 10-inning victory over a strong Southern Connecticut team on Tuesday by the score of 5-4. Alex Zykoff, who came in as a pinch-runner drove in Nick Zito with an infield single to shortstop–which proved to be the game-winning run for the Panthers. After seven innings, the Panthers actually led 4-0 in this game. Starter John Thompson was terrific–throwing six shutout innings, striking out six while walking four and allowing five hits. The offense gave him some runs to work with. After the first run came in on an error, Nick Zito smacked a two-run double in the third to score Rob Vani and Kory Cassara.The Owls did all their damage in the eighth inning. Nick Batas allowed singles to the first two ...
Adelphi Mounts Four-Run Comeback Against St. Thomas Aquinas
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Adelphi certainly seems to have turned a corner. They mounted an impressive four-run comeback against the reigning ECC champion St. Thomas Aquinas and won 6- in 11 innings.Mike Stack reached on a fielder’s choice to score pinch-runner John Cuttitta, who ran for Camden Orologio.The Panther bullpen threw nine dominant innings, allowing just two ER and Mike Cranston recorded the victory with a 1-2-3 inning in the 11th.“I feel like we are playing a lot better baseball in the past two weeks,” said the New Jersey native. “Our pitching has improved as a staff and hitting wise we are moving guys over and hitting better with runners in scoring position,” he said.The Spartans got out to an early 4-1 lead off Panther starter Will Hickey. The P...
Tyler Murphy’s Two-Run Double Gets Adelphi Back on Track
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Down 3-0 in the seventh inning to NE-10 rival Southern Connecticut State and staring at a fifth consecutive loss, the Adelphi Panthers mounted a four-run comeback capped by a two-run eighth inning double by Tyler Murphy to turn disaster into triumph.Eric Hassell and Kory Cassara began the eighth-inning rally with consecutive singles to set the stage for a sac bunt. Ray Triano got it down, and the third baseman threw it away which allowed Hassell to score the Panther’s second run.Murphy came up as a pinch-hitter and he promptly ripped a double to right-center field to give the Panthers the lead. Senior Mike Cranston came on and immediately was faced with thwarting a rally. He allowed a lead off single and the next batter bunted him into scoring position. Th...
Adelphi Closes Out Florida Trip With Comeback Victory
Photo Credit: Adelphi Athletics Sometimes a win can represent more than just a single W in the standings. For a team that had lost five games in a row, a five-run comeback can mean turning a season around.The Panthers had ace Jonathon Mulford on the hill, but he was pulled with two outs in the third inning in favor of TJ Santiago with the Panthers trailing. The lead ended up getting extended to 6-0 when the Owls added two runs in the sixth inning.Freshman Kory Cassara got the Panthers on the board with his first career HR–a two-run shot to left field. They inched closer when Eric Hassell reached on an error by the 3b that scored their third run of the inning. The big blow came on a two-run double by Alex Zykoff to tie the game at 5.Ricky Van Allen came on relief in the seventh inning...
